Dynamic Due Diligence – TPRM Framework Module 6
While at first glance the topic of due diligence may appear to be a stodgy one, the reality of a rapidly changing risk landscape and the evolution of due diligence techniques suggests that the opposite is true. The latest section of the Shared Assessments Third Party...
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5 Ways To Strengthen Board’s Relationship With Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity’s emergence as a strategic risk has instilled the relationship between chief information security officers (CISOs) and board members with greater importance -- and higher stakes. Fostering a stronger cybersecurity capability requires directors to take...
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5 Ways CISOs Can Deepen Board Relationships
Cybersecurity has swiftly become a strategic risk and a top boardroom concern. This shift has elevated the importance of the relationship between a company’s chief information security officer (CISO), or similar information technology (IT) executive, and its board --...
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The Santa Fe Group Names David J. Perez as New CEO
Accomplished Entrepreneur Takes Helm of a Global Leader in Third Party Risk and Cybersecurity Catherine Allen, Founder and Chairman of The Santa Fe Group, managing agent of The Shared Assessments Program, today announced the appointment of David J. Perez as...
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2020 Information Security and Data Privacy Perspectives: 5 Not-So-Pretty Predictions
When we asked Santa Fe Group Vice President and CISO Tom Garrubba to gaze into his crystal ball last month, he identified several events related to Third Party Risk Management that he thinks may materialize this year, including: Privacy breaches (those caused...
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A Recent History of Cyberattacks: Lessons from Stuxnet and NotPetya
The new decade got off to a promising cybersecurity start, according to the Wall Street Journal. The publication reports that most information technology (IT) leaders expect their companies to increase cybersecurity spending in 2021 -- some by “double-digit...
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7 Ways to Ensure Organization’s and Vendor’s Data Privacy
California consumers embarked on a new data privacy journey this year by wading through thousands of emails detailing corporate privacy policy updates related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that took effect Jan. 1. The 500,000 or so companies with...
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5 Ways To Help Shared Assessments Members Be #PrivacyAware
January 28th is an internationally recognized day dedicated to creating awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. Industry participants across the world have joined together to create a global community that respects privacy,...
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Shared Assessments Steering Committee Chair and Vice Chair 2020
Shared Assessments strives to be the trusted source for thought leadership, best practices and solutions for third party risk with opportunities for members to address global risk management challenges through committees, awareness groups, interest groups and special...
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10 Trends and 7 Resolutions in Third Party Risk for 2020
In 2019, data privacy dominated third party risk management (TPRM) activities, thanks to the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Data privacy concerns will continue to top TPRM priorities in...
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